List of NBA career rebounding leaders

This article provides two lists:

A list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season rebounds recorded.^[a]

A progressive list of rebound leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.^[1]

Rebounding leaders

This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season rebounds recorded.

Statistics accurate as of the 2024–25 NBA season.

Wilt Chamberlain has the most rebounds in NBA history and the most rebounds in a single season.

Bill Russell held the career rebounding record from 1963 to 1972.

George Mikan held the record from 1952 to 1955.

Dolph Schayes held the record from the league's inaugural season to 1952 and again from 1955 to 1963.

^	Active NBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Rank	Player	Pos	Team(s) played for (years)[b]	Total rebounds	Games played	Rebounds per game average[c]
1	Wilt Chamberlain*	C	Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (1959–1965) Philadelphia 76ers (1965–1968) Los Angeles Lakers (1968–1973)	23,924	1,045	22.9
2	Bill Russell*	C	Boston Celtics (1956–1969)	21,620	963	22.5
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	C	Milwaukee Bucks (1969–1975) Los Angeles Lakers (1975–1989)	17,440	1,560	11.2
4	Elvin Hayes*	PF/C	San Diego/Houston Rockets (1968–1972, 1981–1984) Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets (1972–1981)	16,279	1,303	12.5
5	Moses Malone*	C	Buffalo Braves (1976) Houston Rockets (1976–1982) Philadelphia 76ers (1982–1986, 1993–1994) Washington Bullets (1986–1988) Atlanta Hawks (1988–1991) Milwaukee Bucks (1991–1993) San Antonio Spurs (1994–1995)	16,212	1,329	12.2
6	Tim Duncan*	PF/C	San Antonio Spurs (1997–2016)	15,091	1,392	10.8
7	Karl Malone*	PF	Utah Jazz (1985–2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2003–2004)	14,968	1,476	10.1
8	Robert Parish*	C	Golden State Warriors (1976–1980) Boston Celtics (1980–1994) Charlotte Hornets (1994–1996) Chicago Bulls (1996–1997)	14,715	1,611	9.1
9	Kevin Garnett*	PF	Minnesota Timberwolves (1995–2007, 2015–2016) Boston Celtics (2007–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013–2015)	14,662	1,462	10.0
10	Dwight Howard*	C	Orlando Magic (2004–2012) Los Angeles Lakers (2012–2013, 2019–2020, 2021–2022) Houston Rockets (2013–2016) Atlanta Hawks (2016–2017) Charlotte Hornets (2017–2018) Washington Wizards (2018–2019) Philadelphia 76ers (2020–2021)	14,627	1,242	11.8
11	Nate Thurmond*	C	San Francisco/Golden State Warriors (1963–1974) Chicago Bulls (1974–1976) Cleveland Cavaliers (1976–1977)	14,464	964	15.0
12	Walt Bellamy*	C	Chicago Packers/Zephyrs/Baltimore Bullets (1961–1965) New York Knicks (1965–1968) Detroit Pistons (1968–1970) Atlanta Hawks (1970–1974) New Orleans Jazz (1974)	14,241	1,043	13.7
13	Wes Unseld*	C	Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets (1968–1981)	13,769	984	14.0
14	Hakeem Olajuwon*	C	Houston Rockets (1984–2001) Toronto Raptors (2001–2002)	13,748	1,238	11.1
15	Shaquille O'Neal*	C	Orlando Magic (1992–1996) Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2004) Miami Heat (2004–2008) Phoenix Suns (2008–2009) Cleveland Cavaliers (2009–2010) Boston Celtics (2010–2011)	13,099	1,207	10.9
16	Buck Williams	PF	New Jersey Nets (1981–1989) Portland Trail Blazers (1989–1996) New York Knicks (1996–1998)	13,017	1,307	10.0
17	Jerry Lucas*	PF	Cincinnati Royals (1963–1969) San Francisco Warriors (1969–1971) New York Knicks (1971–1974)	12,942	829	15.6
18	Bob Pettit*	PF	Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965)	12,849	792	16.2
19	Charles Barkley*	PF	Philadelphia 76ers (1984–1992) Phoenix Suns (1992–1996) Houston Rockets (1996–2000)	12,546	1,073	11.7
20	Dikembe Mutombo*	C	Denver Nuggets (1991–1996) Atlanta Hawks (1996–2001) Philadelphia 76ers (2001–2002) New Jersey Nets (2002–2003) New York Knicks (2003–2004) Houston Rockets (2004–2009)	12,359	1,196	10.3
21	Paul Silas	PF	St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks (1964–1969) Phoenix Suns (1969–1972) Boston Celtics (1972–1976) Denver Nuggets (1976–1977) Seattle SuperSonics (1977–1980)	12,357	1,254	9.9
22	Charles Oakley	PF	Chicago Bulls (1985–1988, 2001–2002) New York Knicks (1988–1998) Toronto Raptors (1998–2001) Washington Wizards (2002–2003) Houston Rockets (2004)	12,205	1,282	9.5
23	Dennis Rodman*	PF/SF	Detroit Pistons (1986–1993) San Antonio Spurs (1993–1995) Chicago Bulls (1995–1998) Los Angeles Lakers (1999) Dallas Mavericks (2000)	11,954	911	13.1
24	Kevin Willis	PF/C	Atlanta Hawks (1984–1994, 2004–2005) Miami Heat (1994–1996) Golden State Warriors (1996) Houston Rockets (1996–1998, 2001–2002) Toronto Raptors (1999–2001) Denver Nuggets (2001) San Antonio Spurs (2002–2004) Dallas Mavericks (2007)	11,901	1,424	8.4
25	LeBron James^	SF	Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2010, 2014–2018) Miami Heat (2010–2014) Los Angeles Lakers (2018–present)	11,731	1,562	7.5
26	Patrick Ewing*	C	New York Knicks (1985–2000) Seattle SuperSonics (2000–2001) Orlando Magic (2001–2002)	11,607	1,183	9.8
27	Dirk Nowitzki*	PF	Dallas Mavericks (1998–2019)	11,489	1,522	7.5
28	Elgin Baylor*	SF	Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (1958–1971)	11,463	846	13.5
29	Pau Gasol*	PF/C	Memphis Grizzlies (2001–2008) Los Angeles Lakers (2008–2014) Chicago Bulls (2014–2016) San Antonio Spurs (2016–2019) Milwaukee Bucks (2019)	11,305	1,226	9.2
30	Dolph Schayes*	PF	Syracuse Nationals (1949–1950)[d] Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers (1950–1964)	11,256	932	12.1
31	Bill Bridges	PF	St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks (1963–1971) Philadelphia 76ers (1971–1972) Los Angeles Lakers (1972–1974) Golden State Warriors (1975)	11,054	926	11.9
32	Andre Drummond^	C	Detroit Pistons (2012–2020) Cleveland Cavaliers (2020–2021) Los Angeles Lakers (2021) Philadelphia 76ers (2021–2022, 2024–present) Brooklyn Nets (2022) Chicago Bulls (2022–2024)	10,981	904	12.1
33	Jack Sikma*	C	Seattle SuperSonics (1977–1986) Milwaukee Bucks (1986–1991)	10,816	1,107	9.8
34	DeAndre Jordan^	C	Los Angeles Clippers (2008–2018) Dallas Mavericks (2018–2019) New York Knicks (2019) Brooklyn Nets (2019–2021) Los Angeles Lakers (2021–2022) Philadelphia 76ers (2022) Denver Nuggets (2022–2025)	10,785	1,111	9.7
35	David Robinson*	C	San Antonio Spurs (1989–2003)	10,497	987	10.6
36	Ben Wallace*	C/PF	Washington Bullets/Wizards (1996–1999) Orlando Magic (1999–2000) Detroit Pistons (2000–2006, 2009–2012) Chicago Bulls (2006–2008) Cleveland Cavaliers (2008–2009)	10,482	1,088	9.6
37	Tyson Chandler	C	Chicago Bulls (2001–2006) New Orleans Hornets (2006–2009) Charlotte Bobcats (2009–2010) Dallas Mavericks (2010–2011, 2014–2015) New York Knicks (2011–2014) Phoenix Suns (2015–2018) Los Angeles Lakers (2018–2019) Houston Rockets (2019–2020)	10,467	1,160	9.0
38	Dave Cowens*	C	Boston Celtics (1970–1980) Milwaukee Bucks (1982–1983)	10,444	766	13.6
39	Bill Laimbeer	C	Cleveland Cavaliers (1980–1982) Detroit Pistons (1982–1993)	10,400	1,068	9.7
40	Otis Thorpe	PF	Kansas City/Sacramento Kings (1984–1988, 1998) Houston Rockets (1988–1995) Portland Trail Blazers (1995) Detroit Pistons (1995–1997) Vancouver Grizzlies (1997–1998) Washington Wizards (1998–1999) Miami Heat (1999–2000) Charlotte Hornets (2000–2001)	10,370	1,257	8.2
41	Zach Randolph	PF	Portland Trail Blazers (2001–2007) New York Knicks (2007–2008) Los Angeles Clippers (2008–2009) Memphis Grizzlies (2009–2017) Sacramento Kings (2017–2019)	10,208	1,116	9.1
42	Nikola Vučević^	C	Philadelphia 76ers (2011–2012) Orlando Magic (2012–2021) Chicago Bulls (2021–present)	10,170	972	10.5
43	Shawn Marion	SF/PF	Phoenix Suns (1999–2008) Miami Heat (2008–2009) Toronto Raptors (2009) Dallas Mavericks (2009–2014) Cleveland Cavaliers (2014–2015)	10,101	1,163	8.7
44	Johnny Kerr	C	Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers (1954–1965) Baltimore Bullets (1965–1966)	10,092	905	11.2
45	Rudy Gobert^	C	Utah Jazz (2013–2022) Minnesota Timberwolves (2022–present)	9,700	829	11.7
46	Bob Lanier*	C	Detroit Pistons (1970–1980) Milwaukee Bucks (1980–1984)	9,698	959	10.1
47	Sam Lacey	C	Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City(-Omaha) Kings (1970–1981) New Jersey Nets (1981–1982) Cleveland Cavaliers (1982–1983)	9,687	1,002	9.7
48	Dave DeBusschere*	PF/SF	Detroit Pistons (1962–1968) New York Knicks (1968–1974)	9,618	875	11.0
49	Marcus Camby	C	Toronto Raptors (1996–1998) New York Knicks (1998–2002, 2012–2013) Denver Nuggets (2002–2008) Los Angeles Clippers (2008–2010) Portland Trail Blazers (2010–2012) Houston Rockets (2012)	9,513	973	9.8
50	Kevin Love^	PF	Minnesota Timberwolves (2008–2014) Cleveland Cavaliers (2014–2023) Miami Heat (2023–2025)	9,497	952	10.0

Progressive list of rebounding leaders

This is a progressive list of rebounding leaders showing how the record increased through the years.^[1]

Statistics accurate as of the 2024–25 NBA season.

^	Active NBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Team abbreviations

Team(s) listed is the one player was on when he established the record.

ATL	Atlanta Hawks	FTW	Fort Wayne Pistons	NOP	New Orleans Pelicans	SDR	San Diego Rockets
BKN	Brooklyn Nets	HOU	Houston Rockets	NYK	New York Knicks	SFW	San Francisco Warriors
BOS	Boston Celtics	IND	Indiana Pacers	ORL	Orlando Magic	STL	St. Louis Hawks
BUF	Buffalo Braves	LAC	Los Angeles Clippers	PHI	Philadelphia 76ers	SYR	Syracuse Nationals
CAP	Capital Bullets	LAL	Los Angeles Lakers	PHW	Philadelphia Warriors	SFW	San Francisco Warriors
CHO	Charlotte Hornets	MIL	Milwaukee Bucks	PHX	Phoenix Suns	UTA	Utah Jazz
CHI	Chicago Bulls	MIN	Minnesota Timberwolves	ROC	Rochester Royals	SYR	Syracuse Nationals
CLE	Cleveland Cavaliers	MLH	Milwaukee Hawks	SAC	Sacramento Kings	WAS	Washington Wizards
DEN	Denver Nuggets	MNL	Minneapolis Lakers	SAS	San Antonio Spurs	WSB	Washington Bullets
DET	Detroit Pistons	NOJ	New Orleans Jazz	SDC	San Diego Clippers

Progressive leaders and records for total rebounds

Season	Year-by-year leader	REB	Active leader	REB	Career record	REB	Single-season record	REB	Season
1950–51	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	1,080	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	1,080	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	1,080	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	1,080	1950–51
1951–52	Mel Hutchins000MLH Larry Foust000FTW	880		1,853		1,853			1951–52
1952–53	George Mikan*000MNL	1,007	George Mikan*000MNL	2,831	George Mikan*000MNL	2,831			1952–53
1953–54	Harry Gallatin*000NYK	1,098		3,859		3,859	Harry Gallatin*000NYK	1,098	1953–54
1954–55	Neil Johnston*000PHW	1,085	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	4,530	Dolph Schayes*000SYR	4,530			1954–55
1955–56	Bob Pettit*000STL	1,164		5,421		5,421	Bob Pettit*000STL	1,164	1955–56
1956–57	Maurice Stokes*000ROC	1,256		6,429		6,429	Maurice Stokes*000ROC	1,256	1956–57
1957–58	Bill Russell*000BOS	1,564		7,451		7,451	Bill Russell*000BOS	1,564	1957–58
1958–59		1,612		8,413		8,413		1,612	1958–59
1959–60	Wilt Chamberlain* 000PHW 1959–62 000SFW 1962–63	1,941		9,372		9,372	Wilt Chamberlain*000PHW	1,941	1959–60
1960–61		2,149		10,332		10,332		2,149	1960–61
1961–62		2,052		10,771		10,771			1961–62
1962–63		1,946	Bill Russell*000BOS	11,398	Bill Russell*000BOS	11,398			1962–63
1963–64	Bill Russell*000BOS	1,930		13,328		13,328			1963–64
1964–65		1,878		15,206		15,206			1964–65
1965–66	Wilt Chamberlain* 000PHI 1965–68 000LAL 1968–69	1,943		16,985		16,985			1965–66
1966–67		1,957		18,685		18,685			1966–67
1967–68		1,952		20,136		20,136			1967–68
1968–69		1,712		21,620		21,620			1968–69
1969–70	Elvin Hayes*000SDR	1,386	Wilt Chamberlain*000LAL	19,333					1969–70
1970–71	Wilt Chamberlain*000LAL	1,493		20,826					1970–71
1971–72		1,572		22,398	Wilt Chamberlain*000LAL	22,398			1971–72
1972–73		1,526		23,924		23,924			1972–73
1973–74	Elvin Hayes*000CAP	1,463	Walt Bellamy* 000ATL 1973–74 000NOJ 1974–75	14,236					1973–74
1974–75	Bob McAdoo*000BUF	1,155		14,241					1974–75
1975–76	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000LAL	1,383	Nate Thurmond* 000CHI 1975 000CLE 1975–77	14,090					1975–77
1976–77		1,090		14,464					1976–77
1977–78	Truck Robinson000NOJ	1,288	Elvin Hayes* 000WSB 1977–81 000HOU 1981–84	11,977					1977–78
1978–79	Moses Malone*000HOU	1,444		12,971					1978–79
1979–80	Swen Nater000SDC	1,216		13,867					1979–80
1980–81	Moses Malone* 000HOU 1980–82 000PHI 1982–83	1,180		14,656					1980–81
1981–82		1,188		15,403					1981–82
1982–83		1,194		16,019					1982–83
1983–84	Bill Laimbeer000DET	1,003		16,279					1983–84
1984–85	Moses Malone*000PHI	1,031	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000LAL	15,627					1984–85
1985–86	Bill Laimbeer000DET	1,075		16,105					1985–86
1986–87	Charles Oakley000CHI	1,074		16,628					1986–87
1987–88		1,066		17,106					1987–88
1988–89	Hakeem Olajuwon*000HOU	1,105		17,440					1988–89
1989–90		1,149	Moses Malone*000 000ATL 1989–91 000MIL 1991–93 000PHI 1993–94 000SAS 1994–95	14,483					1989–90
1990–91	David Robinson*000SAS	1,063		15,150					1990–91
1991–92	Dennis Rodman* 000DET 1991–93 000SAS 1993–94	1,530		15,894					1991–92
1992–93		1,132		15,940					1992–93
1993–94		1,367		16,166					1993–94
1994–95	Dikembe Mutombo*000DEN	1,029		16,212					1994–95
1995–96	David Robinson*000SAS	1,000	Robert Parish* 000CHO 1995–96 000CHI 1996–97	14,626					1995–96
1996–97	Dikembe Mutombo*000ATL	929		14,715					1996–97
1997–98	Dennis Rodman*000CHI	1,201	Buck Williams000NYK	13,017					1997–98
1998–99	Dikembe Mutombo*000ATL	610	Hakeem Olajuwon*000HOU	12,677					1998–99
1999–00		1,157		12,951					1999–00
2000–01	Ben Wallace*000DET	1,052		13,382					2000–01
2001–02	Tim Duncan*000SAS	1,042	Karl Malone* 000UTA 2001–03 000LAL 2003–04	13,973					2001–02
2002–03	Ben Wallace*000DET	1,126		14,601					2002–03
2003–04	Kevin Garnett*000MIN	1,139		14,968					2003–04
2004–05		1,108	Kevin Willis000ATL	11,893					2004–05
2005–06	Dwight Howard*000ORL	1,022	Dikembe Mutombo*000HOU	11,639					2005–06
2006–07		1,008		12,127					2006–07
2007–08		1,161		12,326					2007–08
2008–09		1,093	Shaquille O'Neal* 000PHX 2008–09 000CLE 2009–10 000BOS 2010–11	12,566					2008–09
2009–10		1,082		12,921					2009–10
2010–11	Kevin Love^000MIN	1,112		13,099					2010–11
2011–12	Dwight Howard*000ORL	785	Kevin Garnett* 000BOS 2011–13 000BKN 2013–14	13,313					2011–12
2012–13	Ömer Aşık000HOU	956		13,843					2012–13
2013–14	DeAndre Jordan^000LAC	1,114		14,201					2013–14
2014–15		1,226	Tim Duncan*000SAS	14,644					2014–15
2015–16	Andre Drummond^000DET	1,198		15,091					2015–16
2016–17		1,115	Dwight Howard* 000ATL 2016–17 000CHO 2017–18 000WAS 2018–19 000LAL 2019–20 000PHI 2020–21 000LAL 2021–22	12,089					2016–17
2017–18		1,247		13,101					2017–18
2018–19		1,232		13,184					2018–19
2019–20	Rudy Gobert^000UTA	916		13,691					2019–20
2020–21		960		14,271					2020–21
2021–22	Nikola Jokić^000DEN	1,019		14,627					2021–22
2022–23	Domantas Sabonis^000SAC	973	LeBron James^000LAL	10,667					2022–23
2023–24		1,120		11,185			2023–24
2024–25	Ivica Zubac^000LAC	1,010		11,731			2024–25
Season	Year-by-year leader	REB	Active player leader	REB	Career record	REB	Single-season record	REB	Season

See also

• Basketball statistics
• NBA records
• Basketball portal
• Sports portal

Notes

1. The National Basketball Association did not record rebounding statistics until the 1950–51 season.
2. American Basketball Association (ABA) teams other than those admitted into the NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
3. Average is rounded to the nearest tenth.
4. Rebounds were not yet recorded during the player's tenure with this team and season(s).